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Roden DH-2

End of the week round up

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Basic wing rigging is done, needs some tensioning at some point.

I have added some micro tube to the inside of the fuselage frame to help with rigging.

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These frames have no fittings to the tail which is quite heavy and relies on just butting up and glueing.....
so i have added some steel pins and corresponding holes on the wing and tail skid ... This is 0.3mm so you need a steady hand to drill :) .

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Mutual admeration Rino , i love the care and time and enthusiasm you put in to you models and molds. :cool:
 
Today i joined the front to the back and found another limitation of the model.
Basically the ladder fuselage is not really strong enough , its made of very soft 1.2mm plastic and sags :) under its own weight.
If i built another i would knock up a brass tube affair to replace it but sometimes you have to accept it is what it is.

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That's what I'd like to do with the Bell 47 "Mash" chopper, if I ever get around to it.

Press on Paddy! :popcorn
 
I think i need to apply some decals before i continue with the rigging or its going to get tricky
 

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Does the rigging lend any rigidity to the big model? A bit of weight in the nose, perhaps? Metal machine gun? :bm:
Excellent build as usual!
 
Does the rigging lend any rigidity to the big model? A bit of weight in the nose, perhaps? Metal machine gun? :bm:
Excellent build as usual!
not with EZline. I got some wire I want to try on one of my future builds that will help the landing gear.
 
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